In this section of the course,
we're going to be focused on the tools and techniques
that enable us to perform wireless attacks.
Now, wireless attacks will target network connections
over Wi-Fi and other radio frequencies
to intercept, manipulate, and disrupt data transmissions.
These attacks will exploit vulnerabilities
in the wireless network protocols and devices
and it makes an understanding of these tactics
an essential tool for a penetration tester to have
in order to help secure wireless networks.
Now we're going to be focused in this section
on "Domain 4: Attacks and Exploits"
and specifically objective 4.7.
Objective 4.7 states that, given a scenario,
we have to be able to perform wireless attacks
using the appropriate tools.
First, we're going to explore wireless security
where we'll learn the basics of securing wireless networks,
including encryption types and security protocols
that can help protect against unauthorized access.
Next we're going to dive into wireless signal exploitation
and learn all about the different vulnerabilities
associated with wireless signals
and how they can be exploited
to gain unauthorized access to communication networks.
Then we're going to do a hands-on demonstration of Aircrack-ng,
which is a powerful tool for cracking Wi-Fi passwords
and network monitoring,
and this will help you understand the weaknesses
in these wireless protocols
as well as how to perform a deauthentication attack.
After that, we're going to move into wireless hacking
by performing another demonstration
where we're going to show you a practical attack
against a live wireless network
to illustrate the real world application
of the theoretical knowledge we've presented so far.
Then we're going to cover WPS PIN attacks
and we'll do a short demonstration
to show how attackers exploit a WPS feature
to bypass Wi-Fi security,
and this will highlight the importance of disabling WPS
inside of your wireless network setups.
Then we'll discuss captive portal attacks
and show you how an attacker can create a fake login page
to steal credentials or inject malware
when a user tries to connect
to a public-based Wi-Fi network.
Next we'll demonstrate an evil twin attack
where you'll learn how to set up
a rogue wireless access point
that is indistinguishable from the legitimate ones
and be able to deceive users
into connecting and submitting sensitive information
through your access point.
Next we'll demonstrate Kismet
to show you how the network detector, packet sniffing,
and intrusion detection system for 802.11 wireless LANs
can be used to identify hidden networks
and vulnerable devices.
After that, we'll take a look at Wi-Fi protocol fuzzing
and we'll examine how you can understand
how an attacker will introduce errors
into the Wi-Fi protocols
by sending unexpected or random data to your network devices
and potentially cause 'em to crash
or reveal security weaknesses.
Finally, we're going to take a short quiz
to see what you learned during this section of the course
and review why each of those answers were right
or why they were wrong.
So, if you're ready,
let's dive into the world of wireless security
and attack methods in this section of the course.